Occupation or Discipline
anthropology Audio
an·thro·pol·o·gy [ an-thruh-pol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Social Sciences
Definitions related to anthropology:
  • The branch of science concerned with origin and development of humans in all their physical, social, and cultural relationships.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The science devoted to the comparative study of man.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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